What is another word for sufferings?

Pronunciation: [sˈʌfəɹɪŋz] (IPA)

Sufferings are the hardships or pain that a person experiences in their life. There are various synonyms for sufferings such as agony, pain, distress, grief, misery, sorrow, affliction, anguish, torment, and tribulation. Each of these words denotes a different aspect of sufferings. Agony refers to intense physical or mental pain, while distress implies a feeling of being overwhelmed. Grief is the emotional pain that one experiences after losing something or someone close. Misery denotes extreme discomfort or unhappiness. Sorrow implies a deep sadness, and affliction refers to prolonged suffering. Anguish denotes a feeling of unbearable pain, while torment and tribulation imply severe suffering or torture. These synonyms help us communicate our emotions better in different situations and contexts.

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Usage examples for Sufferings

It is not the fear of death, but the painful delay of rescue, the discomfort and misery of their condition in the meanwhile, the contrast between their sufferings and their own conception of the rights of the favourites of heaven, which is audible in this complaint.
"The Expositor's Bible: The Book of Exodus"
G. A. Chadwick
In justice to Nell it must be stated that in the first moments particularly she thought more of the sufferings of her teacher than of the lost pleasures in Medinet.
"In Desert and Wilderness"
Henryk Sienkiewicz
And clasping his head with both hands he ran away in order not to look at her sufferings.
"In Desert and Wilderness"
Henryk Sienkiewicz

Famous quotes with Sufferings

  • Courage! I have shown it for years; think you I shall lose it at the moment when my sufferings are to end?
    Marie Antoinette
  • Remember the sufferings of Christ, the storms that were weathered... the crown that came from those sufferings which gave new radiance to the faith... All saints give testimony to the truth that without real effort, no one ever wins the crown.
    Thomas Becket
  • If we could only snap the fetters of the body that bind the feet of the soul, we shall experience a great joy. Then we shall not be miserable because of the body's sufferings. We shall become free.
    Vinoba Bhave
  • If they wish to alleviate the sufferings of the exploited classes, let them live up to their pretensions, let them abandon the academy and go out there and work politically and economically and in a humanitarian spirit.
    Harold Bloom
  • It's from our sufferings that we form our consciousness.
    Lisa Bonet

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